1. At least a kilometer before the actual border crossing stop at the white shack on the right, it’s just after the speedbump. The official will cancel your El Salvador vehicle permit. Make sure you have a copy that he can stamp, you will need that later because he keeps the original.

2. Drive ahead about a kilometer. Take a left at the fork in the road, away from the pretty new bridge.

3. Park on the right side of the immigration/customs building. Under the awning is fine, but try not to block traffic.

4. Go to the immigration counter and present your passports. The official will look over your passports and give you a small white piece of paper with the number of passports written on it. Keep the paper. Your passport will not be stamped (just as it wasn’t stamped on entry).

5. Make copies of your cancelled vehicle permit. You will need one to exit El Salvador and three on the Honduran side.

6. Get back to your bike and drive to the start of the next bridge. An official will likely stop to collect your white slip of paper saying you went through immigration.

7. At the start of the bridge, another El Salvadorian official will collect a copy of your cancelled El Salvadorian permit. Drive over the bridge.
8. Just over the bridge you will be stopped by a Honduran official. He will ask for your title and the passport and license of the person driving. If you have any doubt that this guy is an official (and not a tout) ask to see his ID.

9. He will instruct you where to park, about 150 meters ahead on the right at the aduana (customs) building.

10. The official will return the driver’s passport and send you to immigration.

11. Walk over to immigration, pay a $3 entry fee per person, fill out your tourist card. Don’t leave immigration without a passport stamp, a receipt and a tourist card.